Minister disbands JKIA expansion team
The Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure Michael Kamau has sent home members of a committee that had been appointed to oversee the expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at a...
View ArticleWhat's Wrong With Children Today?
In November 2011, when Rehtaeh was 15, she went to a party with a friend. There was drinking, and her memory of the evening was spotty. At that home, her mother said on a memorial Facebook page, she...
View ArticleAsthma deaths to increase in the next 10 years - WHO
Asthma deaths will increase by almost 20 per cent in the next 10 years if urgent action is not taken, the World Health Organisation says. At the moment, WHO says over 80 per cent of asthma deaths occur...
View ArticleAfter 50 Years, Unity Is Still An African Dream
If one were to ask people in the streets of any African capital to name a union of states that readily comes to mind, they are likely to mention the United Nations, the United States of America and...
View ArticleKari to develop virus-proof maize seed, says Kosgey
THE government is working on measures to deal with the maize disease that has affected Narok and Bomet. Agriculture Secretary Felix Kosgey said his ministry is exploring ways of tackling the lethal...
View ArticleUgandan denies Sh16 fraud
A Ugandan businessman on Frida y denied falsely receiving $200,000 (Sh16.9 million) creditfrom a Nairobi company in a Makadara court. The trial magistrate Tom Okelo disqualified himself from hearing...
View ArticleSRC to move to court over MPs' salaries
The Salaries and Remuneration Commission is contemplating moving to court to get an interpretation of their mandate after Parliament moved to annul the gazette notice that set out the salaries and...
View ArticleKimaiyo and Kavuludi in row over recruitment
The infighting between the Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo and the Johnstone Kavuludi-led National Police Service Commission seems far from over after Kimaiyo directed police officers not to...
View ArticleState can't cope with cancer, says KNH boss
THE government is facing challenges in fighting diseases. Kenyatta National Hospitals CEO Richard Lesiyampe told the Star that non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. The...
View ArticleRACHEL RUTO TAKES OVER IDA'S OFFICE
Deputy President William Ruto's wife Rachel will this morning take over the office that was formally used by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's wife Ida at NHIF building in community area. It is...
View ArticleNSSF extends deadline for registration of domestic workers
Employers of domestic workers have received a temporary reprieve from the National Social Security Fund after the NSSF extended the period for registration of domestic workers with the organisation....
View ArticleBritish street butcher was held in Kenya
The UK man who butchered a soldier on a street in daylight came to the attention of British intelligence MI5 after he appeared in court in Kenya on suspicion of planning to fight for the al Shabaab...
View ArticleSenator defends Ruto over jet
NAKURU Senator James Mungai has defended Deputy President William Ruto over the jet saga saying the issue was blown out of proportion. The Senator, who had accompanied Ruto on the trip, accused the...
View ArticleResidents Sues water board
A man has sued Lake Victoria North Water Services Board for failing to reconnect his supply, a year after he paid the outstanding bills. Hassandah Onyango wants the court order the board to reconnect...
View ArticleFears over outbreak of measles in Bungoma
Health officials in Cheptais district, Bungoma county have raised an alarm over an outbreak of measles. Blood samples of three children from Kopsiro division sent to Kenya Medical Research Institute in...
View ArticleReopen paper, lawyers tell Museveni
EAST African lawyers have lashed out at Uganda President Yoweri Museveni over the gag on the country’s Monitor Newspaper. The lawyers urged Museveni to call off the siege on The Monitor Newspaper and...
View ArticleFire damages Sh1m property
Residents of Migingo Island in Nyatike district escaped death narrowly last night after fire gutted down 10 houses used as guest houses by fishermen and traders. “The fire spread to 10 other houses...
View Article4 Bungoma nominees vetted
Vetting for the 10 Bungoma county executive nominees began yesterday at the Ministry of Trade offices. The vetting was chaired by Speaker John Makali. Gender, culture, youth and sports nominee Stephen...
View ArticleKhaniri tells Uhuru to hire more Luhyas
SENATOR George Khaniri has asked President Uhuru and Deputy President William Ruto to expand the Cabinet to accommodate Western province. Khaniri said the Luhya community is used to being in the...
View ArticleDraft says Land Act will curb excesses
The President and Commissioner of Lands will no longer abuse their discretion in allocating land as was the case in the past. Lawyer Ambrose Rachier, one of the drafters of the new land laws said the...
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